Superintendent George Appiah-Sakyi, the Central Regional Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, has asked police personnel not to take domestic violence cases with leniency.
According to him, he observed that many police officers had failed to study and understand the Domestic Violence Act to appreciate the implications of domestic violence and the punishment associated with it.
“We know that some police officers send persons who report issues of domestic violence away and trivialize such cases as family matters,” he said.
Speaking at a workshop organized by the Central Regional DOVVSU for 40 police personnel from across the Central Region on the Domestic Violence Act and their role in reducing the incidence of domestic violence in the region, Superintendent Appiah-Sakyi made this assertion.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Joseph Asare
